Rotary film holder



Jan. 10, 1950 w. E. TART ET AL 2,494,495

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Patented Jan. 10, 1950 U NI OFF F I C E.

The object of the-present invention is to provide a simple an'd eiTectivecamera-which will employ;

a'rfiat light weight holder-for a sensitized negae tive and which will embodya rotary: element :ior'

rotating the negative; step-by step; so? that: a plurality of images in ringformation mayJbeproa duced upon thenegativee The-inventionwill be described with reference to the accompanying drawingsinwhich:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation; partly in section,. showing thee device; mounterh int as. foldable supporting stand, the latter beingzshown' partly: in section and. including illuminating means for copy to be photographed;

Figure z is a view similar: to Figure 1 showing the elements folded andthe-stand closedtdboxlikeiorm:

Flgure S isa front elevation: of the structure showninFigureZ, the closurepanel of the frame being: moved in-horizontal position and. broken away.

Figure-41is aview in elevationof thenegative holder; the lens-beingremoved;

Figure 5iisan enlargedplaniview of t'henegative' holder-mounted onasupportting plate-oi the stand elements.

Figure 6. is. avertical. sectionlon the llne ie-6 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a vertical section on the line 1-1 of Figure 5.

Figure 8' is a vertical section on the line 8 8 of Figure 5.

Figure 9 is a horizontal section on the line 99 of Figure 10.

Figure 10 is a view similar to Figure 8 showing the negative holder on the supporting plate and ready to be moved into register with the lens aperture.

Figure 11 is a composite view showing the elements of the negative holder separated.

Figure 12 is a fragmentary view of a developed negative disk, the image areas being shown as 2%.

Referring to Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the drawing,

we have shown therein a box or cabinet I having a hinged or pivoted door 22, forming elements of a stand. Pivoted on a rod 3, which extends from side to side of the cabinet I, are the two arms 4 which near their outer ends carry a plate 5. Carried by a rod 6 are two arms i and between the arms at their outer ends is a latch bar 9 which will enter sockets at 4:0 in members 4 to hold the plate 5 in the position of Figure Lthis latching means being quickly releasable to the position of Figure 1.

When cover- 2 swungdownwardly, it will serve as a support fonthecopyto be photos. graphed, and its surface maybeutilized also as an image receiving screenwhen l the camera is employed as a projector: Forilluminating copy, the cabinet-may; enclose-suitable electrical illuminating e-lementaas indicated at: i ii; together with an over-head refiector l 4 if desired; The-dotted lines at? 12% Figure 1; indicate-asuitable-path of light beam=for-illuminating:- copy; and thedottedslines at? lii indi'cate the bound'ariesoi major projection oncopy;

T he-supporting-pl'ate'fi is formedwith athreadedaperture to receive the threaded end of a copying-lensmount i4; and thelatter maybe of any suitableconstr-uction, and may include a shutterand shuttenopcrating means as indicated at 'l i'a'sy Figures 1 and2. When the-device is used for" projection the lenses of mount l4 will; of course; be of correspondingcharacter.

The camera projector casing consists of aflangedhub- [5; the flange of 5 which overhangs a fixed disk l6? carrying a pin IT which enters an aperture in an underlying fixed disk i8; Disk !8 isf'Qr-med with a peripheral ring-like projection whichentersan-annul'ar peripheral channel in a negative carrying plate 2!]; Disk lsis formed witn'an upwardly projecting hubi c about which the negative carrier'ml"rotates; and the-negative holder-20iscounter-sunk to receive disk It. Disk I 8 isformed with an image aperture at (802:0.-

Hub I5 is axially apertured and the aperture threaded to receive a threaded stud 2! carried by a plate 22 which may have a facing plate 23 is desired. An area of the upper surface of plate 22 is channeled at 24, Figure 9, to receive a sliding shutter 25 which is adapted to be moved across the image aperture [83:20 so as to initially shut out light and subsequently to clear the aperture. The shutter plate 25 carries a depending apertured button 26 so that when the negative holder is placed upon a bracket member 21, and in the position of Figure 10, a pin 28, carried by the bracket member will enter the aperture of the button. Then, when the negative holder is moved forwardly to the position of Figure 8, the pin will hold back the shutter plate 25 and image aperture 2831:: will be open at the time the aperture comes into register with the lens mount [4. The shutter lens I450 may then be actuated to expose the negative.

That face of the negative holding disk 20 which receives the negative 29 may carry one or more tiny pins, as indicated by dotted lines at 3|], Figure 11. Thus, when the negative carrier is 3 moved step-by-step, it will carry the negative 29 with it.

For purposes of registration, the fixed disk 16 may be marked with an arrow as at lGx, Figure 11, and the margin of the rotary negative carrier 20 may be marked with numerals or other indicia, as at 3!, to register with the arrow.

It is intended that the camera casing and immediately connected parts be such that it may be readily transported by mail, loaded with sensitized film at the place of development of the film, and returned to the owner with a fresh film disk. To this end the design is particularly adapted for molded plastic, there being no such reentrant passages as to require the use of complicated dyes. As a matter of fact, the design is such that both plastics and light metal stampings, as for example those of aluminum, etc., may be employed.

The construction is such that dis-assembly of the members is purposely made cliflicult without the use of a special tool, although such tool is very simple. The tool will be a wrench having an annular expanding head to fit within the cuplike socket at I5x, of the flanged hub [5. When the head is thus applied and expanded, the wrench will rotate the hub until it clears the threaded stud 2| and thus the positive connection of the parts will be released. After an exposed film disk is removed and a fresh disk 29 is applied, the parts may readily be assembled by placing them together and rotating the hub l5.

The provision of the light-shielding shutter slide enables the lens mounting to be carried separately, and a variety of lens assemblies may be used. Although the device includes a rotary element, i. e., the negative carrier, adequate lightshielding is provided by the upwardly extending peripheral ring of disk [3 and the channelway of the negative carrier into which the ring slidingly fits. It will be also noted that the manner in which the top disk I6 is associated with the rotary carrier, with hub l5, assures adequate light barrier.

The device enables the use of very inexpensive film, since it is not rolled or folded, but is merely a flat disk-like sheet which is not changed in its position relative to the rotary carrier during the exposure of all of its image frames.

It will be understood that various modifications may be made in the form and arrangement of 4 the elements constituting the embodiment illustrated, without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described our invention, and illustrated its use, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

Photographic apparatus consisting of a plate carrying a threaded stud, the hub having a threaded aperture adapted to receive said stud, the hub having a peripheral flange which surrounds a socket depression in the hub, a rotary film carrier having a counter-sunk upper face and an underlying annular channel, the film carrier having a cavity adapted to receive a disklike negative formed with a central aperture, a disk-like plate within the counter-sunk face of the film carrier and apertured to receive said hub, a disk-like plate closing the film cavity of the film carrier and having a ring projection entering the annular channel of said film carrier, and means associated with said hub for securing the elements in connection whilst permitting rotation of the film carrier and said rotary film carrier having a diameter larger than said stud carrying plate and said disklike plates so as to be accessible from the outside for direct rotation.

WILFRED E. TAIT. AUGUST W. STELLPFLUG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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